Bulbapedia talk:Project Shipping

Joining?

How do you get the Project Shipping banner on your profile? I'm a member, but I want people who look onto my profile to know that I am. sincerely, evan, a fan of aaml -EVAN AAML

Hmm, Project Shipping huh?...sounds like fun! I'll help anyway I can! sincerely, evan, a fan of aaml -EVAN AAML

Since this has a few members could I join? --Jemar 10:06, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Of course you can! Just sign in in the Project Page.--File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 22:40, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

HI! I'd like to help the Project, how can I?--User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig01:08, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Just stick your name in... File:Ani475MS.gif Agent 448^{Talk | DP} 01:36, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to help. The shipping section is the part of this site I read the most! :) Hikari

I like to read about couples. How more do I like to help out on articles about couples! How do I join? Big-Time Crush On Ash 02:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Just add your name to the list of participants. You don't need to ask permission. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 02:17, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

I would like to join but I know I can't help. Is that OK?Cerberus 02:15, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Can I join too?--Dawnfan47 02:20, 8 December 2007 (UTC)File:Spr 3e 151.gif

Of course you can join! Just need to sign in! -File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 21:26, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Cerberus 22:00, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Umm... May I join too? And can anyone explain how to sign in?

Tag

How can I do the Tag to the Project Shipping? I don't konw how to do Tags.--User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig02:46, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Apparently, they had no time to make a tag for Project Shipping... File:Ani475MS.gif Agent 448^{Talk | DP} 02:47, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

It's because of this that I want to do the Tag, but I don't know how.--User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig02:52, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

I think I might know how.. but I'm not a member ^^; TinaTheKirlia ♥ File:281MS.gif 02:54, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

That's OK, I just need some help to do the Tag, you don't need to be a member of this Project to help me.-- User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig 02:55, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Here's the tag BASE - go ahead and edit it and such.. like change the image, rewrite the sentence.. that's the base. User:TinaTheKirlia/Sandbox/Tag. TinaTheKirlia ♥ File:281MS.gif 03:05, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

File:DP Young Couple.png

This article is part of Project Shipping, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each couple in Pokémon.

Well, here is the best thing that I can think, so, how is it?--User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig03:26, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

File:DP Young Couple.png	This user is a member of the Shipping Bulbapedia Project.

And, how about this? Is that good?-- User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig 03:38, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Good enough for now... File:Ani475MS.gif Agent 448^{Talk | DP} 04:21, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Homoshiping

Shou we point out which ships are homsexuel in the redrets? Cerberus 16:50, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I don't think need this. Why do you think so?-- User:Haruka uzumaki/Sig17:32, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

You'd know if it was or not, because the shippings say the names. If it's two guys or girls... well, you know the deal. Don't think we need this, but it was a sorta good idea. TinaTheKirlia ^{♪☆File:Ani281MS.gif} 17:37, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Just in case people can't tell from the title like 3rd weal shiping I thought is was Brock and May. for exmple. Cerberus 21:18, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

We could name the characters in the redirects. That way viewers could know if it is a pairing they want to avoid without us implying anything negative about homosexuality. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 02:16, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Thats a good idea. Cerberus 17:45, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

This is a BIG project

I'm glad there is interest in improving the shipping articles. Just bear in mind that they need a lot of work.

My input is this: Lose the evidence lists. If we replace them with prose from the perspective of why fans believe in the particular pairings then the articles will become far more encyclopediac. That way, we can describe them in a more truthful manner and acknowledge the few ships that are actually canon. Does this sound agreeable? --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 02:14, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Well, to me it's good in this way. -File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 19:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

It's perfect. Pokemaniac102

Names

Are we running out of names for ships? Cerberus 02:42, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't think so. User:TinaTheKirlia/Sig 02:45, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

No way, man, no way. User:TTEchidna/sig 03:31, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm just saying some ships have dumb names. Cerberus 17:49, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

It's because half of the ships (no offense to anyone!) are rather crazy anyway. I mean... I always considered one of the rules for making a new ship, number one being 'It HAS to be something rather twisted.' But that's just me. XD; User:TinaTheKirlia/Sig 18:15, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Once all the sensible ships are covered, it's inevitable to go crazy from there. Which ships have dumb names anyway? --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 18:22, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

"HandymanShipping",...-File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 18:28, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Tracey does lots of odd jobs around the Gym just because Daisy asks him to. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 20:52, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

All of Brocks Ships have bad names. Cerberus 21:43, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Really? BoulderShipping, FatherShipping, GymShipping... I dunno, those are good names.. User:TinaTheKirlia/Sig 21:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

There are just 5 Shippings with good names: PalletShipping, PokéShipping, ContestShipping, GymShipping and AdvanceShipping. -File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 21:59, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I agre with her, but I will add Rocketshiping to that. Cerberus 01:49, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm beginning to get really confused by all the ship names. Why do we favor one ship title over another? Just because it's more "popular"? Shipping is just a weird part of the site in general, but why do we need to reference some list (incomplete list of shippers)? A lot of it is so arbitrary and almost embarrassing to list on the site as an article title. Could I make a suggestion that maybe we change the naming convention so it simply lists the characters involved in the title? i.e. "Shipping:Ash/Misty". That way there's less explanation needed and we avoid awkward situations like the guy who stumbled upon ThirdWheelShipping and didn't expect it to be a homosexual ship. --Greengiant 21:19, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

That might work, by the way I was that guy. Cerberus☆

I'm thinking maybe add the names of the characters to the shipping redirect. User:TTEchidna/sig 01:43, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I aprove. Cerberus

These are the titles the fandom uses so of course we have to use them. If you want to check what a ship is called, go check the list. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 01:19, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Question

If for example Dawn sates that she is a lesbian, will that slam the lid on PearlShipping? Cerberus 16:22, 12 December 2007 (UTC)☆

I really think that'd never happen. No other character (Except maybe Harley. Just in a different way.) have screamed 'I'M GAY' or 'I'M STRAIGHT'. User:TinaTheKirlia/Sig 17:13, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

We are talking hypificaly here. And I agre Harly's gay. Cerberus 17:23, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Why would Dawn ever state that she is or is not a lesbian? Romance is a minor part of this show. There is no reason for the sexuality of the characters to ever come up.

Plus, why single out PearlShipping anyway? The only thing that will slam it down is if another ship involving Dawn is confirmed as canon and that will count against all the others as well. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 20:04, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Forget it. Cerberus 21:00, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Overall Goals?

Can I get an example of a really good shipping article? Something to work toward and emulate for other pages?

Also, someone mentioned ways to get the pages more encyclopedic? Are there any other suggestions?

As far as evidence lists go, I do think that the pages are focused a bit too much on them. It makes them all seem like little fan pages, and some of them are beyond a stretch of the imagination. I also think an important thing to note is that Japanese fansites focus far less of "evidence." Their fanart and fanfiction deals with an idealized situation of what it would be like for the characters to be together. Although the coupling would never work in canon--something that American sites seem to be out to "prove" could work--the Japanese seem to ignore all that.

What would the articles be if you took out the evidence? I think that's a big question we need to ask ourselves. Not to say that should happen, but there should be a bigger reason for them, I think. --Greengiant 21:40, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

I have no Idea. Cerberus 01:35, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

We'd still have the evidence, just not in full lists. Articles on canon ships would discuss the actual events that show the nature of the ship. Articles on fanon ships would simply state why some fans are convinced that the writers are going that way. --FabuVinny ^T-C-S 01:17, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes fan Ships, I have a great Fan Ship in my Sandbox. Cerberus

Pikachu

I think Pikachu should have a Ships with category. Cerberus 18:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

It's good. File:Ani038MS.gifうずまき ハルカ 19:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

i mean Thee should be "Ships with pikachu" Cerberus

Got it Paul and J! it's perfit. Cerberus